Viorica Dancila

Viorica Dancila (16 December 1963-) was Prime Minister of Romania from 29 January 2018 to 4 November 2019, succeeding Mihai Fifor and preceding Ludovic Orban. She was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Romania.

Biography
Viorica Dancila was born in Rosiorii de Vede, Romania on 16 December 1963, and she joined the Social Democratic Party of Romania in Teleorman County in 1996. She rose in the ranks of the local PSD and the local administration, and she served as a local council and county councillor until 2009, when she was elected an MEP. From 2015 to 2018, she served as president of the PSD women's organization, and, in 2018, President Liviu Dragnea nominated her as Prime Minister after Mihai Tudose's resignation. She was criticized for using "autistic" as an insult against rival MEPs and for moving the Romanian embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem without consulting President Klaus Iohannis first. On 10 October 2019, she was ousted as Prime Minister after losing a vote of no-confidence, and she remained as caretaker Prime Minister until Ludovic Orban formed a new government in November 2019.